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Household of John Birks (born 1858)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, Lancashire, England
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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.
John Birks and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Birks, born in 1858 in , consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth A Birks, born in 1861 in Ardwick, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Bertha (born 1881 in Hulme, Lancashire, England), Samuel (born 1855 in Hulme, Lancashire, England), Arthur (born 1870 in Chorlton on Medlock, Lancashire, England) and Herbert (born 1872 in Chorlton on Medlock, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Thomas Hewitt, born in 1828 in Timperley, Cheshire, England.
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John Birks's household
John
Birks
Head
Elizabeth A
Birks
Wife
Bertha
Birks
Daughter
Thomas
Hewitt
Lodger
Sarah
Hewitt
Wife
Samuel
Hewitt
Son
Arthur
Hewitt
Son
Herbert
Hewitt
Son
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Birks |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 23 |
| Birth year | 1858 |
| Birth place | Ireland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Birks | Head | Married | 23 | 1858 | Ireland | |
Elizabeth A | Birks | Wife | Married | 20 | 1861 | Ardwick, Lancashire, England | |
Bertha | Birks | Daughter | Single | 0 | 1881 | Hulme, Lancashire, England | |
Thomas | Hewitt | Lodger | Married | 53 | 1828 | Timperley, Cheshire, England | |
Sarah | Hewitt | Wife | Married | 53 | 1828 | Cheshire, England | |
Samuel | Hewitt | Son | Single | 26 | 1855 | Hulme, Lancashire, England | |
Arthur | Hewitt | Son | Single | 11 | 1870 | Chorlton on Medlock, Lancashire, England | |
Herbert | Hewitt | Son | Single | 9 | 1872 | Chorlton on Medlock, Lancashire, England |
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